About Basacallis tarachodes Dyar, 1914
Basacallis is a monotypic genus of snout moths. This genus was described by Everett D. Cashatt in 1969, and it holds only one species: Basacallis tarachodes, which was first named by Dyar in 1914. This species has a wingspan of 16 to 23 millimeters, and its forewings are light gray. It can be found in Panama, and the U.S. states of Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina.